Wendy Parker's Profile
Sports journalist and Web editor, Blue Star Media
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- My Expertise & Interests: Sports, centered on college and pro sports in North America, international soccer and Olympic sports., media and culture, sports business
- My Sites: Blue Star Basketball, Ink-Drained Kvetch
Bio
I am a sports journalist and Web editor and project manager with 25 years of experience in the profession.
My reporting expertise includes college football and basketball, women's athletics, soccer and Olympic sports.
I have been an online news producer, special projects editor, newsroom trainer with multimedia training
My regular freelancing work is featured at Basketball Times and Blue Star Basketball.
I am the writer/proprietor of Online Sports Watch a curated sports site that I update with the Publish2 Widget. I also blog about online journalism at Ink-Drained Kvetch.
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My reporting expertise includes college football and basketball, women's athletics, soccer and Olympic sports.
I have been an online news producer, special projects editor, newsroom trainer with multimedia training
My regular freelancing work is featured at Basketball Times and Blue Star Basketball.
I am the writer/proprietor of Online Sports Watch a curated sports site that I update with the Publish2 Widget. I also blog about online journalism at Ink-Drained Kvetch.
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Recent Experience
- Sportswriter; Web producer and editor for Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Where I Publish
Site
Description
| Blue Star Basketball | I track the business, media and culture of women's basketball for a site specifically devoted to the sport. |
| Ink-Drained Kvetch | I write about online journalism and reinventing my journalism career in the digital age. The emphasis is on freelancing, multimedia skills and entrepreneurial journalism topics. |
Experience
| Company: | Blue Star Basketball |
| Title: | Writer/Blogger |
| Dates: | August 2008 to Present |
| Description: | My primary topics are about the business, media and culture of women's basketball, specifically related to the college and professional game. |
| Company: | Basketball Times |
| Title: | Correspondent |
| Dates: | January 1991 to Present |
| Company: | Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
| Title: | Sportswriter; Web producer and editor |
| Dates: | January 1990 to August 2008 |
Education & Professional Development
School
Course of Study
Completed
| Troy University | B.A. History and Journalism | May 1982 |